The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1887-08-18
Result Of Examination.

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Henson, S. P. Busler, III. L. Summer
Conner E. Jones, Benner E. Jones, H. ,
Downs, and w. l. Cherington.
For two years-Ada Horton.
The following questions were used:
GEOGRAPHY.
1. Supposing the earth's inclination t
be 80 degrees or any other number of dc
grees, how would you ascertain the widtl
of the zones.
2. What part of South America is il
the same latitude as Cape Colony? Wha
city in Australia is in nearly the sam
latitude as Buenos Ayres?
3. What lage city in the United State
is in nearly the same longitude as Quito
What part of the west coast of Africa il
in nearly the same latitude of Cape Gal
linas?
4. Name the largest five islands in tn,
world. What is an island?
5. Name the longest four rivers in the
world. What are the principal uses Of
rivers?
6. Name the largest four cities in the
world. What is the difference between
the location of commercial and manufac-
turing cities?
Z. For what are Rochester, Syracuse
West Point, and Saratoga noted?
s. What is the population of the Chinese
Empire? Japan? Hindostan? United
States?
9. What proportion of the people of the
Globe are Pagans? Christians? Moham-
medans? Jews?
10. Draw township map of Jackson
County.
HISTORY.
1. What was the fugitive slave law and
who was its author?
2. What lands have we acquired by pur-
chase? In what year were they bought
and what was paid for each?
8. What form of government existed
during the Revolution?
4. What states were formed out of the
North West Territory?
5. What was the Stamp Act? How
many U. S. Senators has Ohio? Name
them. How many presidential electors
6. What was the Dred Scott decision
and who reordered it?
Z. How many states seeded during the
rebellion and which seeded first?
s. Name and give dates of the periods
nto which U. S. History is divided.
9. How may the Constitution of the
q. S. be amended?
10. How may the Constitution Of Ohio
De amended?
ORTHOGRAPHY.
Appelative. Lyceum, Hyperbole, Slight,
Inaugerate, Tenable, Gymna-
ium, Apparatus, Slough, Descendent, IL
usion, Malicious, Obliquely, Surge, Gas
,ous, Ostracize, Anguish, Libeler, Quin-
essence.
ARITHMETIC.
1. The time past noon is 1-5 of the time
,ast midnight. Req. the time
2. Six men can do work in Al days;
lfter working 2 days, how many men
must join them so as to complete it in
IS days?
3. invest and sell at a loss of Is per
ent; invest the proceeds, and sell at
'ain of Is per cent: do [ gain or lose and
low many per cent?
4. A boat goes 161l miles an hour down
tream and 10 miles an hour up stream:
it is 221s hours longer in coming up
han in going down, how far down did
go?
5. [ sold sugar losing per cent; keep
ng $1S of the proceeds, 1 gave the re-
nainder to an agent to buy coffee, s per
ent commission; lost in all $32: what
vas the sugar worth?
6. If a field be in the form of an equi-
ateral triangle, whose altitude is rods,
What will it cost to fence it at 75c. per
cd?
7. A commission merchant in st. Louis
old $500 pounds of bacon at 1215c.
ound; his commission is 219 per cent,
nd the course of exchange is 9S1a per
ent: what is the amount of the draft he
emits to his consignor?
s. Received a shipment of 1924 TBS. of
Tool, invoiced at 23c. per H.; the duty is
DC. per tb. and II per cent ad valorem,
ess 10 per cent: what is the whole duty ?
9. l took risk at ~ per cent; rein
ured 25 of it at per cent, and a of it at
= per cent: what rate of insurance do I
ct on what is left?
10. What is the value of widows
over in property worth $4,000, her age
eing 40, and interest per cent?
GRAMMAR.
1. When a subject or antecedent con-
lists of words that differ in person, how
n Won dot orn,ipo tba Dorcop Of +ba x,arb
r pronoun?
2. In what other ways than that of ex-
ressing grammatical properties, are aux
iary verbs useful? When are be, do,
nd h0oe principal verbs?
3. Define Gender. What does the word
lean? State the difference between gen.
er and sex. How is gender in grammar
nportant?
4. What do you understand by the mod
ications of the parts of speech? Illus
rate.
5. Name eight nouns which have two
lurals differing in meaning.
6. What is language, strictly speaking?
rom what is the word language derived? ?
7. Form a sentence containing a clause
l opposition with noun.
s. Correct and give reasons: (O Such
Ioaks were in fashion five years since.
y A diphthong is when two vowels are
nited. (c) The letter was not as well
Tritten as l wished it to be. (d) They |
hall fly from the wrath to come.
9. What is the abridged form of an ad-
erbial clause?
10. Parse words in italics:
'O2th from his dark and lonely hiding
place,
Portentous sight y the OoOzet Atheism,
aiEiaag on obscure wings 0tzaOart the
noon,
Drops his blue-fringed lids, and holds
them close
md hooting at the glorious sun in
heaven,
,ries out, "Where is it ?"